Jun 08 Saturday
Community Dance 6pm – 6.45pm … 2nd Saturdays in Surry at 6!This is a fun and friendly dance for all ages and is led by Bennett Konesni of Bagaduce Music with support from the All Comers Band (open to all musicians, instruments & skill levels). Show up 15 minutes early to get situated if you’d like to play with us! This is a wonderful “training ground” for contra dancing.No admission charge for the community dance, but donations are very welcome.
Contra Dance 7pm – 10pm … 2nd Saturdays in Surry at 7!All ages welcome and no experience is necessary! All dances are taught & no need to bring a partner. See schedule below for who will be calling and providing live music each month.$10-$20 suggested. A portion of funds raised help support the Arbutus Grange and Bagaduce Music.
This dance is totally chem-free! No tobacco, alcohol, drugs or strong fragrances.The Surry School Auditorium is at 754 North Bend Rd, Surry. Just 6 miles outside of Ellsworth.
More info: alicekslater@gmail.com, 385-7694 or follow @SurryContraDance on FB/IG:facebook.com/SurryContraDanceinstagram.com/SurryContraDance
Jun 09 Sunday
Board the concert train at Sheepscot station for a steam-powered ride through the wild pine forests, farmlands and hamlets of the Sheepscot Valley to Alna Center where music, food, drink, and fun awaits.We’ve invited some of the regions best-loved entertainers for afternoons filled with stories and song. Enjoy the onsite food and drink, or pack a snack for a memorable afternoon! After the music concludes the train will return you back to Sheepscot.Ticket price includes the steam train ride, concert admission (general seating on benches, or bring your own chair) as well as parking at Sheepscot.For our opening event, three seasoned, professional Maine musicians join talents, merging Lynn’s original folk-blues-gospel-tinged songs with your favorites.
Maine singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Lynn Deeves honed her stage skills on the New England high energy, rock club circuit. Her soulful vocals, wit and easeful presence have since captivated audiences around the Northeast and beyond. Deeves has released 5 independent CD’s and shared stages with Cheryl Wheeler, Janis Ian, Ellis Paul, Ferron, Catie Curtis, America and many others. Portland Press Herald says of her live show “…5-star stage presence…this gals’ got a set of pipes…”). Guitarist Robby Coffin has as soulful voice and diverse, tasteful guitar style that (over a 40-plus year career) has garnered him gigs with such notables as Peter, Paul and Mary, Devonsquare, Dave Mallett and Don Campbell Band.Alfred Lund is a percussionist who loves playing instruments of his own creation, from his custom cajón made from a Klipsch speaker box to ashiko drums fashioned from local woods. He performs with many Maine-based musicians and songwriters and also maintains a thriving healing arts practice in Hallowell Maine.
Jun 12 Wednesday
Maine-ly Harmony is a women's a cappella chorus singing in the barbershop harmony style. We are a chapter of Hamony, Inc., an international women's barbershop organization. If you love to sing, we'd love to share our voices with you. Just drop by during any rehearsal or contact becombs@comcast.net or deeddumais@gmail.com for more information.
Jun 13 Thursday
Are you new to Irish Set Dancing? That’s “Set” not “Step”. Big difference! Set dancing is fun & is not the performance style dancing you may have seen on “Riverdance”. It is a social form of folk dancing & a team effort. If you are not yet a dancer, but are curious, join this group for the easiest way to get started! Come to the fun & friendly Casco Bay Irish Set Dancers group in Yarmouth. Group meets at 7:00 pm on Fridays at Yarmouth Community House 179 East Main Street in Yarmouth. No prior dance experience is necessary. No partner required. $3 per class Drop-ins welcome. We recommend comfortable shoes. Bring a water bottle – you will get thirsty!! For more information & to let us know you are coming to the dance, contact the group leader – Mike Gentile 207-847-3038 or mdguscga70@gmail.com cascobaysetdancers.com
Jun 14 Friday
This multi-national Celtic juggernaut grows stronger with each live performance, and after two decades and over 2000 shows, it is a true force to be reckoned with. The band attributes their continued success to their fanatic audience, and it’s a well-diversified crowd for sure. The country-music folks adore the storytelling, the bluegrass-heads love the instrumentals, Celtic fans love their devotion to tradition, and the rockers simply relish the passion they play their instruments with. Each band member, in their own way, expresses a deep gratitude for their fans, but Patrick Murphy said it best: “The fans are the ones that have given us this life. We’re here for them.” Buy your tickets early, this show often sells out!
Jun 16 Sunday
Tapestry Singers had planned a musical tribute to the Maine Bicentennial. Rehearsals began in January 2020 and then the pandemic shut everything down.This is our belated bicentennial celebration with nods to Maine’s cultural roots. Guest artists, Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee (who form the duo Castlebay) have worked in collaboration with Tapestry Singers’ director, Beth Preston to include pieces from their recently published Bygone Ballads of Maine vol 1- Songs of Ships & Sailors. The concert program includes folk songs of the woods and the waterfront, Algonquin and Penobscot water songs, and arrangements of Shaker tunes. Tapestry is particularly pleased to perform new pieces by Maine composers, Stuart Gillespie and Matt LaBerge, and a 1794 hymn from “The Harmony of Maine” by Supply Belcher. Also on the program are arrangements of French Canadian and Scottish folks songs. Three pieces are based on the works of some of Maine’s most prolific poets: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Philip Booth.
Jun 19 Wednesday
Jun 20 Thursday
40th Portland Greek Festival - The best 3 day party in Portland! Greek Food & Pastries, Music, Dancing!June 20 - 22Thursday and Friday 11:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Jun 21 Friday